The Associated Press NEW YORK Canadian utility Fortis is buying electric transmission company ITC Holdings in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $6.9 billion as it looks to further diversify its business. ITC owns and runs high-voltage transmission facilities in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. ITC Holdings […]
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By Joan Lowy The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Federal Aviation Administration says there are now more registered drone operators in the U.S. than there are licensed pilots. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told a legal forum on Monday that the agency passed the milestone last week when it topped 325,000 registered […]
By Scott Sonner The Associated Press Carolina and New England are the early favourites at Nevada sportsbooks to win the 2017 Super Bowl, followed by the Seahawks, Packers and Steelers. The Panthers were listed Monday at 7-1 and the Patriots 8-1 at the William Hill Race & Sports Book, while […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO Falling stock markets have not changed how most Canadian investors view their portfolios, a new poll suggests. The online poll released Tuesday and conducted for CIBC (TSX:CM) found that 58 per cent of people surveyed say they’re sticking with their long-term investment strategy despite the recent […]
Heather Latter Couchiching princess Shaelyn Tuesday (above left) modelled a jingle dress designed by Cheryl Copenace while Riley Calder showed off his traditional regalia designed by Sandra and Jay Wayash-Calder during a fashion show at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday night. The event, organized in conjunction with the museum, […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON When buildings collapse in future disasters, the hero helping rescue trapped people may be a robotic cockroach. Repulsive as they may be, roaches have the remarkable ability to squish their bodies down to one quarter their normal size, yet still scamper at lightning […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press In the world of beef roasts, marbling is king. The internal automatic basting power of tiny fat pockets melting into the meat is amazing. So what are the options for roasting healthier, leaner cuts of meat? There’s the pork tenderloin, which is the leanest […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—A military law expert says fallout from the lurid spectacle of the Jian Ghomeshi trial could make the Canadian military’s effort to stamp out sexual misconduct much harder. Retired colonel Michel Drapeau says the grilling the alleged victims received in the witness box almost certainly will give […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—An $18-million project to make it easier to sort through reams of data from the coming census has been beset by delays and uncertainty that the three-year project will be done on time. Called the “new dissemination model,” the project is designed to make it easier for […]
Joey Payeur Kiera Fairnington of the Fort Frances AtoMC Icebergs looked to have the corner picked on this shot but just missed the right post during her team’s 1-0 semi-final win over the Dryden Riptides during the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s Novice tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids […]
Staff Town council is sporting a full agenda this evening, with a slew of presenters slated. First up, council will receive a presentation from Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre CEO Alicia Subnaik Kilgour and board chair Andrew Hallikas on the library’s new strategic plan. Then it will hear from […]
The Associated Press SEOUL—The U.N. Security Council yesterday strongly condemned North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket that world leaders denounced as a banned test of dangerous ballistic missile technology and another “intolerable provocation.” The U.N.’s most powerful body pledged to quickly adopt a new resolution with “significant” new sanctions. […]
